In my house the stairs are between two solid walls (no open sides or balustrades). I want to get stairgates for top and bottom for when people with babies/toddlers come to stay, but not for them to be fitted the whole time.
Can anyone advise me on the safest options? I have an expanding one that will work fine at the foot of the stairs but need to get one for the top and am a bit worried about how to fit it.
The expanding ones all seem to have a bar at the bottom and I'm concerned that someone could trip in the bar - if I put it on step 2 that stops the trip problem but then probably won't fit under the bannister, plus a tumbling child might just knock it out of the way.
Would one of the mesh ones that retracts be appropriate for the top of the stairs? It would be a deterrent I suppose but would a determined kid just barrel through?
I don't have kids of my own, which is probably why I'm overthinking. I really want to make it safe. The people who are coming to stay won't be able to carry that much on the train and I've offered to sort out the stairgates as I hope they'll come often.
What is the best top-of-narrow-stairs option please?
Thank you!